When elite spy Vaelora Vex receives a mission to steal a classified weapon blueprint known as Project Helix, she crosses paths with Kaedrin Vale—the man hunting her.Forced into a dangerous alliance after discovering a conspiracy buried inside the world’s intelligence agencies, they spiral into a deadly game of betrayal, lies, assassinations, and forbidden attraction.But the deeper they fall for each other, the more horrifying the truth becomes:One of them was never meant to survive.And one has been lying from the beginning.

At the elite and secretive Blackthorne Academy, everyone hides something.Seventeen-year-old Lyra Vale transfers to the prestigious school after her mother mysteriously disappears without explanation. Blackthorne is known for producing future politicians, celebrities, and billionaires — but beneath its perfect reputation lies a dangerous underground society known only as The Circle.Lyra quickly becomes the center of attention when she accidentally humiliates the school’s cold, untouchable golden boy, Caius Mercer — heir to one of the richest families in the country and rumored to have caused a student’s disappearance the previous year. But the deeper Lyra falls into Blackthorne’s glittering world of parties, rivalries, secret romances, and manipulation, the more disturbing things become.Students receive anonymous texts predicting events before they happen.A masked figure watches the halls at night.Someone is keeping files on every student.And every clue somehow leads back to Lyra.When a student suddenly vanishes during the school’s annual masquerade gala, Lyra discovers a terrifying truth:Her mother once attended Blackthorne Academy…and disappeared for the exact same reason someone is now targeting her.Now trapped in a deadly game of secrets, obsession, betrayal, and forbidden love, Lyra must uncover who controls The Circle before she becomes its next victim.Because at Blackthorne Academy…The biggest twist isn’t who’s lying.It’s who’s telling the truth.